About Us

The AIM Program was conceived after its two founders researched the effects of GPS technology with chronic truant students. Paul Pottinger, Ph.D, psychologist, partnered with Shelton Stogner, a veteran with over 30 years experience in the field of juvenile justice and truancy enforcement.

In 2005, the pair developed an intensive supervision service that incorporated GPS tracking to keep kids in school. The service’s initial test results exceeded everyone’s expectations, and attracted the attention of local officials.

In 2006, Dallas County officials asked for a pilot test within the Dallas Independent School District, which again yielded extraordinary results.

The program continued to evolve into the AIM program which is now expanding throughout Texas and throughout the United States. AIM’s success has garnered national media coverage from the CBS Evening News, Fox News, and the New York Times.

With AIM rapidly expanding, the company recruited Travis Knox in 2008 to lead the company’s expansion into new markets. Knox, who holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University, was brought on because of his extensive leadership background and over 12 years experience working with at-risk youth.

Through 2009, the AIM program has expanded into year-long programs that are currently running in 3 states and 10 markets.

AIM now has offices San Antonio and Los Angeles in addition to their headquarters in Dallas, TX.

Company Profiles

Travis Knox, MBA
CEO

Travis Knox holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University, and has over 12 years of professional sales and leadership experience. Prior to joining AIM, Knox was a General Manager with Sewell Automotive Companies, where he oversaw the construction, recruiting, and operations of a new premium dealership that quickly saw sales in excess of $50 million. Over the same period of time, Travis was involved with a number of mentoring programs that work closely with at-risk youth.


Paul Pottinger, Ph.D.
Founder/Director

Paul Pottinger holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and over 35 years of industrial psychology and corporate executive experience, including 12 years as a board member of a non-profit corporation providing adolescent prevention and intervention programs.


Shelton Stogner
Co-Founder

Shelton Stogner has over 30 years experience in the juvenile justice field, both as a probation officer and administrator. He spent 10 years as Director of the Dallas Challenge Truancy Enforcement Center where over 12,000 of the most serious truants in Dallas County were referred for services by specialized truancy courts. He is currently a member of the Juvenile Information System Executive Committee, serves on the Dallas County Child Welfare Board, and is a member of the Alliance on Underage Drinking.